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Poetic

//pəʊˈɛtɪk// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to poetry.

    "Iambics are one form of poetic meter."

  2. 2
    Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.
  3. 3
    Connecting to the soul of the beholder.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by romantic imagery wordnet
  2. 2
    characteristic of or befitting poetry wordnet
  3. 3
    of or relating to poetry wordnet
  4. 4
    of or relating to poets wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός (poiētikós) from ποιέω (poiéō, “make”). Doublet of poietic.

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